Teddy Peers

Teddy Peers

Personal information
Full name	Edward John Peers
Date of birth	(1886-12-31)31 December 1886
Place of birth	Connah's Quay, Wales
Date of death
Place of death	Wolverhampton, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Hednesford Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–1921	Wolverhampton Wanderers	186	(0)
1922–1923	Port Vale	56	(0)
Total		242	(0)
International career
1914–1923	Wales	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward John "Teddy" Peers (31 December 1886 – 20 September 1935) was a Wales international football goalkeeper. He won 12 caps for Wales and spent 1911 to 1921 at Wolverhampton Wanderers and then January 1922 to May 1923 at Port Vale.

Playing career

Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's, Chirk, Connah's Quay Juniors, Connah's Quay Victoria, Connah's Quay, Shotton and Hednesford Town, before advancing to the Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers. They finished fifth in the Second Division in 1911–12, tenth in 1912–13, ninth in 1913–14, and fourth in 1914–15. He had a trial at Shrewsbury Town and guested for Walsall and Stoke City during World War I. He played 31 games for the "Potters" in 1917–18 and made 28 appearances at the Victoria Ground in 1918–19. He returned to Molineux, and helped "Wolves" to finish 19th in 1919–20 and 1920–21. Peers joined Port Vale in January 1922 and became the club's first choice goalkeeper with Walter Smith out injured. He was the first Vale player to be capped whilst at the club. He was so confident in his defenders that he spent a lot of his time casually leaning on one of his goalposts. He played 15 Second Division games in the 1921–22 season, and oversaw a club record seven consecutive league games. He made 43 appearances in the 1922–23 campaign, with Daniel Smith deputizing in one match. He retired from league football at The Old Recreation Ground in May 1923 and returned to Hednesford Town.

Statistics

• Sourced from Teddy Peers profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1911–12	Second Division	11	0	0	0	11	0
	1912–13	Second Division	38	0	2	0	40	0
	1913–14	Second Division	36	0	3	0	39	0
	1914–15	Second Division	38	0	2	0	40	0
	1919–20	Second Division	30	0	3	0	33	0
	1920–21	Second Division	33	0	2	0	35	0
	Total		186	0	12	0	198	0
Port Vale	1921–22	Second Division	15	0	1	0	16	0
	1922–23	Second Division	41	0	1	0	42	0
	Total		56	0	2	0	58	0
Career Total			242	0	14	0	256	0

Honours

with Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1922